Learning Letter Term 3 – P4 Learning Letter
Learning Letter Term 3 – P5 Learning Letter.docx
Author: Miss Burton
Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 20/01/23
Click her to download: Calderwood Chronice_20_01_23
Calderwood Commitments (Actions):
- 23rd – 27th February: iPay is open for dress down day donations.
- West Lothian Council Uniform encourages children not to wear clothing or accessorises that encourages rivalry, with this is mind, we would request that children don’t have football team accessories in school.
- Capturing Calderwood: Communication Feedback Survey
- Caledonia Clan Celebration: You can find out more about the event and book to attend the event here.
Calderwood Calendar:
- In this calendar you will find a list of all events for term 3. This has been updated.
- 23rd January: Nursery Photo Day: If your school child has a sibling in the nursery they will have the opportunity for a family photo on this day. Please ensure they do not wear P.E kit.
- 24th January: Learning Letters and Home Grids will be emailed to families.
- 27th January: Dress Down Day: No football tops or crop tops please. Donation can be made on iPay.
- 27th January: Calderwood Scottish Poetry Recital: Clan Competition: Children have the opportunity to recite a poem in their clan and the clan vote for the clan champion. You can find out more information here.
Calderwood Communication (for information)
- P4-P7 pupils have the opportunity to apply for a Calderwood Career, they can do this in clan or at home by using this link.
- We are looking for suggestions from parents/carers on what new reading texts we can purchase using the Scholastic Book Fayre money. You can add your choices here. The children also have the opportunity to contribute during clan time.
- Calderwood Cares: You will find our positive relationships policy here. There is also the opportunity to provide some feedback.
- We have had some report of head lice, please find some information on the signs of head lice and how to treat it here.
- Ben Lawers request for support with their European context for learning.
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Burton
Caledonia Clan Celebration
This event is for all the Primary 1 – 7 Clans.
Leven, Linlithgow, Rannoch, Tay and Tummel Clans have their Clan Calderwood Connects this term, that families are invited to. These have a Scottish theme. Due to this, families might want to choose to attend one or the other of these events, or attend both.
Primary 1 and S1: 2023/24
Dear parent/ carer,
A gentle reminder that application for Primary 1 and S1 for 2023/24 should have been completed by 31st December. If you have not completed the forms for your child, you can find more information as below. We would encourage you to apply for a place as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Miss Burton
Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 13/01/23
Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 13/01/23
Calderwood Commitments (Actions):
- Please click here for advice on ordering lunches.
- PE Days for Term 3.
- If your child is interested in an afterschool club, please sign up by 13th
Calderwood Calendar:
- In this calendar you will find a list of all events for term 3.
- 23rd January: If your school child has a sibling in the nursery they will have the opportunity for a family photo on this day. Please ensure they do not wear P.E kit.
Capturing Calderwood (Twitter):
- Creative Calderwood
Calderwood Communication (for information)
- West Lothian Warm Hubs
- Health and Wellbeing Support for Families
- Mr Black and Miss McAlear, will join our pupil support worker, champion team on Monday. We look forward to our champ team expanding! We are also currently recruiting for a further clerical assistant to support in our school and nursery offices.
Calderwood Compliments:
- Robertson Homes and Age Scotland, Competition Winner.
- At the end of last term, Thistle Clan raised £74.06 for Children in Need, Cancer Research and Sick Kids, by organising a bake sale. Well done Thistle Clan!
- This week we had auditions for our first ever Calderwood Glee Club, a huge well done to everyone who tried out for the club.
Happy New Year! One week in and it feels like we have never been away from our Calderwood home. It has been lovely to start the new year, with new families joining us. We have had a smooth transition back to Calderwood life and next week, we look forward to all our interventions timetables fully starting, ensuring we support and challenge all of our children.
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Burton
Term 3 P.E. Days
23.12.22 Calderwood Connects: Celebrating Term 2
Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 22.12.22
Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 22_12_22
Calderwood Commitments (Actions):
- A gentle reminder that all lost property should be collected by 23rd
Calderwood Calendar
- 9th January: Nursery Opens
- 10th January: Potential School Strike Day: Nursery open as normal, school office closed, absences should be reported through the nursery
Calderwood Communication (For information):
- Parent Council Christmas Fundraisers: The Parent Council are still calculating the amount raised from the Fayre, raffle and Christmas Cards. The estimated amount is £4,250. This is an amazing amount raised, thank you to everyone who helped to organise these fundraisers. These funds will be used to buy iPads for our clans.
- Child Flu Drop In Clinic
- A gentle reminder of our nursery times:
- The nursery opens in the morning at 7:47am for AM places and 8:00am for full day places, on a Friday 8am for all. We would request that all children try to arrive by 9am so that they can be registered correctly, can order their lunch before the cut off time and have the opportunity to take part in any clan learning experiences.
- The nursery opens in the afternoon at 12:30pm for M places and 12:45pm for short places. We would request that all children try to arrive by 1pm so that they can be registered correctly, can order their lunch before the cut off time and have the opportunity to take part in any clan learning experiences.
Calderwood Compliments:
On behalf of all the champions at Calderwood, I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all your support, as we started Calderwood Chapter Two, we are looking forward to what 2023 brings!
Miss Burton
Child Flu Drop In
